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I wrote this Christmas Eve

Twas the night before Christmas 47 years past

There were hushed voices in the Houston MCC,

All were deliberate and none too fast

I sat at my console next the rest of the Flight Dynamics Team

There on the front row which we affectionately called the Trench

As I sat there studying things like propellant loads, number of jetts for ullage to settle the fuel, etc.,

I formulated the crew’s way home

I then gave my inputs to the computer operator 2 floors below…

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Added by Chuck Deiterich on December 27, 2015 at 6:58pm — 2 Comments

I wrote this Christmas Eve

Twas the night before Christmas 47 years past

There were hushed voices in the Houston MCC,

All were deliberate and none too fast

I sat at my console next the rest of the Flight Dynamics Team

There on the front row which we affectionately called the Trench

As I sat there studying things like propellant loads, number of jetts for ullage to settle the fuel, etc.,

I formulated the crew’s way home

I then gave my inputs to the computer operator 2 floors below amid the…

Continue

Added by Chuck Deiterich on December 27, 2015 at 12:48pm — No Comments

A MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

A MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURE  by: Chuck Deiterich

 

A while back, my friend and former leader, Gene Kranz, gave a speech to the folks at Kingsville Naval Air Station.  As a result, he was invited to tour an aircraft carrier.  Not only that, he could also bring along some friends, of which, I was one.  Humbly, I must admit, we were considered distinguished visitors.

 

At first, I thought we would fly commercial to a navy base and board a docked…

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Added by Chuck Deiterich on August 31, 2012 at 7:14pm — 8 Comments

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